spelunking
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- 17
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 10
Definition of spelunking
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
“In the great myths, the adventures are external, even when they involve such metaphorical spelunkings as the voyage into the underworld.”
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noun
-
(uncountable, usually)The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
“In the great myths, the adventures are external, even when they involve such metaphorical spelunkings as the voyage into the underworld.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of spelunk
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Etymology
From spelunk + -ing. Back-formation from spelunker. Attested since 1946.
Words you can make from spelunking
200+ playable · top: PLUNKING (15 pts)
Best play plunking 15 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
30 words- KELPING 14 pts
- PUNKING 14 pts
- LINKUPS 13 pts
- PINKENS 13 pts
- PUNKIES 13 pts
- PUNKINS 13 pts
- PUSLIKE 13 pts
- SPELUNK 13 pts
- SPUNKIE 13 pts
- UPLINKS 13 pts
- SULKING 12 pts
- NUNLIKE 11 pts
- SUNLIKE 11 pts
- UNLINKS 11 pts
- GUINEPS 10 pts
- PENGUIN 10 pts
- PLUNGES 10 pts
- PULINGS 10 pts
- PULSING 10 pts
- PUNGLES 10 pts
- LINEUPS 9 pts
- LUPINES 9 pts
- PINNULE 9 pts
- SPINULE 9 pts
- UNPILES 9 pts
- ENSUING 8 pts
- GUNNELS 8 pts
- GUNNIES 8 pts
- LENSING 8 pts
- UNSLING 8 pts
6-letter words
55 words- GEPIKS 13 pts
- PUKING 13 pts
- LINKUP 12 pts
- PEKINS 12 pts
- PINKEN 12 pts
- PLINKS 12 pts
- PLUNKS 12 pts
- PUNKIE 12 pts
- PUNKIN 12 pts
- UPLINK 12 pts
- KLIEGS 11 pts
- KLUGES 11 pts
- KUGELS 11 pts
- NUKING 11 pts
- INKLES 10 pts
- LIKENS 10 pts
- SILKEN 10 pts
- SUNKEN 10 pts
- UNLIKE 10 pts
- UNLINK 10 pts
- GENIPS 9 pts
- GUINEP 9 pts
- PIGNUS 9 pts
- PLUNGE 9 pts
- PULING 9 pts
- PUNGLE 9 pts
- SPUING 9 pts
- UNPEGS 9 pts
- LINEUP 8 pts
- LUPINE 8 pts
- LUPINS 8 pts
- PENNIS 8 pts
- PENSIL 8 pts
- PILEUS 8 pts
- PUISNE 8 pts
- SPINEL 8 pts
- SPLINE 8 pts
- SUPINE 8 pts
- UNPENS 8 pts
- UNPILE 8 pts
- UNPINS 8 pts
- ENSIGN 7 pts
- GENIUS 7 pts
- GUILES 7 pts
- GUNNEL 7 pts
- GUNSEL 7 pts
- INGLES 7 pts
- LUNGES 7 pts
- LUNGIS 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- SLUING 7 pts
- UGLIES 7 pts
- ENNUIS 6 pts
- LINENS 6 pts
- LUNIES 6 pts
5-letter words
90 words- GEPIK 12 pts
- KELPS 11 pts
- KEPIS 11 pts
- PEKIN 11 pts
- PIKES 11 pts
- PINKS 11 pts
- PLINK 11 pts
- PLUNK 11 pts
- PUKES 11 pts
- PULIK 11 pts
- PULKS 11 pts
- PUNKS 11 pts
- SKELP 11 pts
- SPIKE 11 pts
- SPUNK 11 pts
- EKING 10 pts
- GINKS 10 pts
- GUNKS 10 pts
- KINGS 10 pts
- KLIEG 10 pts
- KLUGE 10 pts
- KUGEL 10 pts
- INKLE 9 pts
- KILNS 9 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- LIKES 9 pts
- LINKS 9 pts
- LUNKS 9 pts
- NEUKS 9 pts
- NUKES 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SLINK 9 pts
- SLUNK 9 pts
- GENIP 8 pts
- GULPS 8 pts
- PINGS 8 pts
- PLUGS 8 pts
- PUNGS 8 pts
- UNPEG 8 pts
- LUPIN 7 pts
- PEINS 7 pts
- PENIS 7 pts
- PENNI 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PILUS 7 pts
- PINES 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- PULES 7 pts
- PULIS 7 pts
- PULSE 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SNIPE 7 pts
- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
- SPILE 7 pts
- SPINE 7 pts
- UNPEN 7 pts
- UNPIN 7 pts
- GENUS 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- GLUES 6 pts
- GUILE 6 pts
- GUISE 6 pts
- GULES 6 pts
- IGLUS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- LUGES 6 pts
- LUNGE 6 pts
- LUNGI 6 pts
- LUNGS 6 pts
- NEGUS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- SLUNG 6 pts
- SUING 6 pts
- USING 6 pts
- ENNUI 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LINEN 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINNS 5 pts
- LUNES 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
4-letter words
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